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LAist’s coverage of civic life and citizen issues in Southern California. We cover elections, examine who gets listened to and why, and provide a guide for anyone who wants to more fully participate in civic life.
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One of the closest watched House races is in California's 45th District. Is it headed for a recount?A day after the election, incumbent Republican Rep. Michelle Steel was ahead of Democratic challenger Derek Tran. Since then, Tran has pulled ahead but only by a few hundred votes.
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The newly-elect councilmember stresses the need for better city services and is eyeing public land to build more housing.
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The contest in California's 45th district is one of three undecided House races.
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Voters have until Dec. 1 to fix mismatched or missing signatures on their ballots. Here’s how it works.
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President-elect Trump has vowed to rescind an executive order that imposed AI safeguards, and could use tech to enable mass deportations. How far will California go in the other direction?
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Prop. 34 is about healthcare spending. But it will also likely quash the controversial AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s fight for rent control.
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The race for California's 45th Congressional District remains the tightest in the country.
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The California Voter Foundation launched a tool tracking daily vote counts in 18 close contests for Congress and the state Legislature.
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The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office projects a $2 billion shortfall for 2025-26, but says the state can’t afford big new programs.
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California voters refused to raise the statewide minimum wage to $18 an hour. Fast food and health care workers already get more.
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The race for the 45th Congressional District in Southern California has become the closest House race in the nation.
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The review was prompted by reporting from LAist that found Steel directed a $1.2 million taxpayer-funded contract to a company that she was using for her congressional election campaign mailers. At the time, Steel was a county supervisor.
